Legal Opinion
Estate of Leach v. Shapiro
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided May 2, 1984No. 11238PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBaird, J.
Edna Marie Leach entered Akron General Medical Center on July 27, 1980, suffering from respiratory distress. Mrs. Leach subsequently suffered a respiratory-cardiac arrest, and though her heartbeat was restored, Mrs. Leach remained in a chronic vegetative state. Mrs. Leach was placed on life support systems to sustain her breathing and circulation. On October 21, 1980, Mrs. Leach’s husband, as her guardian, petitioned the Summit County Probate Court for an order to terminate the life support measures. The court issued this order on December 18, 1980. Leach v. Akron General Med. Ctr. (1980), 68…
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